YEAH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR CHANNELS THAT YOU DON'T WATCH. THANKS, CARMEN, WE'LL SEE YOU AT 5. IF YOU ASK A PARENT ABOUT THE YOUNG CHILD, ABOUT THE VIDEO GAME MIND CRAFT. YOU CAN EXPECT THEM TO SAY THEIR KID IS ADDICTED TO IT. SOME CALL IT MIND CRACK. CHILDREN GET SUCKED IN FOR HOURS AT A TIME. IS IT AN ADDICTION OR AN EDUCATION? YOU GUYS-- THESE BOYS ARE DEEPLY ENTRENCHED IN A GAME CALLED MIND CRAFT. BAD ZOMBIE. A BIT LIKE VIRTUAL LEGGOS AND PLAYERS CONSTRUCT THEIR OWN WORLDS AND LEARN HOW TO SURVIVE IN IT. NOT LIKE THE TYPICAL SHOOT-EM-UP GAMES. MIND CRAFT CAN BE HIGHLY-- ALL THE BUILDING RESOURCES THAT YOU WANT. THE FIRST THING YOU DO IS CHOP DOWN A TREE. EVEN PARENTS ARE BLOWN AWAY BY WHAT KIDS LEARN FROM THE GAME. HE TALKS ABOUT MINERALS AND PHY PHYSICS, ALL KINDS OF STUFF, WHERE ARE YOU GETTING IT. FROM MIND CRAFT. THE BEST THING EVER. AND HERE IS THE STICKING POINT. I'M ADDICTED. THEY'RE COMPELLED TO PLAY FOR HOURS AT A TIME. WHETHER TOGETHER IN THE SAME ROOM. WANT TO PLAY SOME MIND CRAFT. HI. OR VIRTUAL PLAY DATES VIA SKYPE. IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO EAT OR SLEEP I'D PLAY 24 HOURS A DAY EVERY DAY. IT'S THIS PHENOMENON THAT HAPPENED, ALMOST AN EPIDEMIC. AND THE PSYCHOLOGIST COUNSELED MANY FAMILIES HOW TO FIND A BALANCE BETWEEN VIRTUAL REALITY AND ACTUAL REALITY. INTERACTING WITH ANOTHER HUMAN DOES HAVE A VALUE AND KIDS DON'T CALL PEOPLE ANYMORE, THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO TALK TO EACH OTHER. SO I THINK WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT OUR KIDS KNOW HOW TO DO THAT. THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY AGREES. ON ITS WEBSITE, THE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWEAR ASSOCIATION, OFFERS PARENTAL CONTROLS LIKE TIME LIMITS. IF HE'S BALANCED IN THE REST OF HIS LIFE, AND SOCIALLY CAPABLE. APPARENTLY IT'S NOT DAMAGING HIM TOO BAD. SOME CLAIM THAT GAMES LIKE MIND CRAFT ARE LATER IN LIFE. I PLAN TO BE AN ARCHAEOLOGIST LATER IN LIFE, AND THERE'S NO

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